Improved tile-machine



eww i @niet JOHN B, HUGHES, OF'QTERHH HAUTE, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 106,062, (lated August 2, 1870.

'- IMPROVED TILE-MACHINE.

The Schedule referredxo in these Letters Patent and making part of the san-re.

To all whom tt may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHN B. HUGHES, of Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Tile; and I do hereby declare thatl the followingfis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had' to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon which form a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists vin the construction' and arrangement of a tile-machine, and in the method of manufacturing the tile roofing patented by G. Cook, November 12, -1867. p. l

In order to enable others skilled in the artto which my invention appertains vto make 'and use the same, I will now proceed to describe vits construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings,iu which- Figure 1 is a side elevation; and

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of my machine.

Figures 3 and 4 are views of the dies used for manufacturing the tile-rooting above mentioned.

A represents the floor of the work-shop, upon which is fastened` a table, B, supporting theapparatus for forming the tile. Y

'lhis apparatus consists o f a cast-iron box, C, bolted to the table, open on the top and both ends, for the reception of the dies.

Under the tableis a foot-lever, D, supporting fourV rods, a 1, which passthrough the table, and the castiron box, for the purpose of raising the die above the level of the box, to remove the tile after pressing.

lo the box G are also fastened four rods, b b, which serveas guides for the plunger, E, to the face of" which are bolted the different plates and blocks necessary to form tire lower side of the tile.

In the center of the plunger is cast a square socket for the reception of the upright beam, G, at the extreme upper endl of which is inserted a bolt, which also passes through the ends of the two rods d d. These rods connect with the lever H, which has its fulcrumat e, on the end of the table.

The upright G is guided further by passing through loops, f f, on the post I, which is fastened and suitably braced to the ce-ling'of; the shop.

At each end of the box G is pivoted a knife, J, for cutting olf the clay at the ends of the dies.

K and L are the dies used for pressing the tiling, said dies being placed in the box O. Vhen the die K' -is used, the plunger -E is provided, on the under side,-

at one end, with a plate or bar, g, and block h, fastened `to the same by a bolt and nut.

which the same is manufactured, which is as follows The dies being inserted, the bottom oneis covered with a sheet of tin, having exactly the shape, and of which there must be a number, to carry the tile off. This sheet of 4 tin is covered with 'a strip of muslin; then the clay is introduced, and another strip of muslin placed on `top of the clay. Vihen' the the plunger is now brought down, forming the tile, and then withdrawn, no claywill adhere to the mold, but remain in its place whole and complete.

Although this method of introducing muslin on both sides of the clay is particularly designed for Gooks Patent Tile Roofing, it may,witl1 advantage, be used in the manufacture of any kind of tiling.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l i 1. The arrangement` of the table B, box O, footlever D, 'and rods a a, substantially as and forthe purposes hereinset forth.

2. Thelarrangement of the rods b b, .plunger E, beam G, rods d (l, and lever H, substantially as and,- for the purposes' hereinsetfrtlli.

3. In combination with the box O, plunger E, and the dies K L, vthe cutters"'J-'J, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my own, I aix my signature in preseneeof twowitncsses.

. JOHN B. HUGHES.

Witnesses ANDREW GRIMES, WM. A. ARMSTRONG. 

